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TIPS ON TEACHING YLE IN THE DIGITAL ERA
TEACHERS’ SEMINAR AUGUST
2005
• How computer-
oriented are you?
• Do your students fit
in the Digital
generation profile?
• What’s new about
Epractice?
• How can Epractice
activities be
integrated into our
lessons?
SESSION PLAN
The Digital generation?
• My students are very comfortable with technology.
• My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety .
• My students multi-task their private lives.
• My students regularly use the Internet and computer games.
• My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. e-mails, blogs, mobile phone text messaging).
•[Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF]
The Digital generation?
• My students are very comfortable with technology.
• My students often rush through tasks in the classroom, and lose interest if there is lack of variety .
• My students multi-task their private lives.
• My students regularly use the Internet and computer games.
• My students are “connected” to friends through a range of devices (e.g. e-mails, blogs, mobile phone text messaging).
•[Paton, Colin. ‘The digital Generation’. In: Blue Flash TG, LF]
Exploit the Web(Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005)
Exploit the Web(Teachers’ seminar, Feb. 2005)
• Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile.
•Exploit e-practice.
• Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with.
• Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages.
• Look into your Sts’ habits and check how they fit into the digital generation profile.
•Exploit e-practice.
• Visit/ suggest sites which are related to the topic being dealt with.
• Suggest web projects: a blog; class pages.
• E-routes rationale
• Teachers’ access (full site, e-routes)
• Monitoring students’ performance
My Cultura Inglesa –
A Way Foward
In LP folder, on the branch server
E-PRACTICE & YLE
LESSONS
• INPUT
• CONSOLIDATION
• REMEDIAL WORK
EPRACTICE AS A MOTIVATIONAL TOOL
• INTERACTION (VIRTUAL
COMMUNITY)
• FINDING OUT ABOUT THE
WORLD
• LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Topic: Countries
& nationalities
Tip: Divide WG
into two teams
and play the game
Follow-up: Sts
prepare their own
memory game
Play in English Blue – Web 3
Play in English Blue – Web 4Topic: Telephone
numbers
Tip: Sts do the
listening practice at
home. Play it again
in class, with WG.
Ask volunteers to
come to the front
and “shoot the
right target”
Play in English Red – Web 1
Topic: Colours
Tip: Introduce
colours with the
palette
Follow-up: Ask Sts
to use watercolours
to make their own
‘palletes’
Play in English Red – Web 1
Topic: Colours
Tip: Dance to the
song with WG
Follow-up: Ask Sts
to make a poster of
their own
rainbows. Pair Sts
up and let them
describe their work
Junior A – Lesson A4
Topic: Numbers
Tip: Use the task as a
lead-in with WG
Diagnose Sts’
previous knowledge
Follow-up: Encourage
Sts to do it again, at
home
Junior B – A first day activity
Topic: Revision
Tip: Use the task to revise lgg items from JA
Diagnose Sts’ previous knowledge
Follow-up: Personalise the task. E.g. I’m sacred of ...
Junior B – Lesson E4
Topic: School uniforms
Tip: Ask Sts to do the task at home, for further practice
Follow-up: Re-cap it in class. Ask pairs to list as many words as they can find in three minutes!
Junior C – Lesson A1
Topic: Personal information
Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for them to do the task
Follow-up: Ask pairs to role play the dialogue
Junior C – Lesson A1
Topic: Question formation
Tip: Divide WG into teams and hold a competition
Follow-up: Sts can write the questions down at home. Attention: A test type exercise
Junior C Lesson A4Topic: Routine
Tip: Consolidation & remedial work
Junior C Lesson B2Topic: FamilyTip: Start off with this task. Check Sts’ previous knowledgeFollow-up: Sts make their own family trees with photos or drawings
Junior C Lesson B5Topic: Places in townTip: Use it with WG for further practiceFollow-up: Sts make a town model as suggested in TG
Junior C Lesson B5Topic: Places in town
Tip: Take Sts to MMCentre for this task. Encourage them to do the other topics
Junior C – Lesson D3
Topic: Parties
Tip: Use the cards for ‘bring a friend’ day
Junior D – Lesson A1
Topic: Talking about a trip in the past
Tip: Sts do the task at home. Re-cap it in class
Junior D – Lesson B3
Topic: London Tip: Use it as a lead-in
Junior D – Lesson C1
Topic: Animals
Topic: Animals
Tip: Encourage Sts to find out more about the world
Junior D – Lesson C1
Topic: Free time – an interactive task
A story for father’s day
Revise target lexis
Ask Sts to make their own presents
Introduce vocabulary
Follow-up: Earth Explorer
Role play the story
Ask Sts to send their Dads a card
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